Key: Am
Introduction: Am
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As soon as you' re born they make you feel small
Am G Am
By giving you no time instead of it all
Am G Am
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G Am
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
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They hate you if you' re clever and they despise a fool
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Till you' re so fucking crazy you can' t follow their rules
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G Am
When they' ve tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Am G Am
Then they expect you to pick a career
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When you can' t really function you' re so full of fear
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G Am
Keep you doped with religion and sex and T.V.
Am G Am
And you think you' re so clever and classless and free
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But you' re still fucking peasants as far as I can see
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G Am
There' s room at the top they are telling you still
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But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
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If you want to be like the folks on the hill
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G Am
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
Am G D Am
If you want to be a hero well just follow me